Patients

GLP-1 drugs may have a beneficial effect across many types of cancer

FILE PHOTO: A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Brazil authorities say two suspected Ebola cases tested negative

Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response

Medical Director of Mungwalu General Hospital, Richard Lokudu, speaks to Reuters at the Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Volunteers go door-to-door in Congo to tackle Ebola rumors, Red Cross says

People react while Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person who died of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Congo police fire warning shots in burial dispute after suspected Ebola death

A crowd set fire to Ebola treatment tents in Rwampara, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 21, after soldiers fired tear gas and warning shots to defuse tensions over the burial of a local footballer who had died from the disease.

Lien Foundation gives $3.93m to TTSH, NUH to extend early palliative care to ICU patients who need it

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ward at Tan Tock Seng Hospital on May 5.

HIV patients in Senegal skip treatment, fearing arrest amid anti-LGBTQ crackdown

A Senegalese person, who identifies themself as nonbinary, looks outside a window during an interview on the issue of a crackdown on the LGBT Community in Dakar, Senegal, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

TTSH to extend care programme to all wards as patients benefit from power of touch

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Madam Wong Lai Quen, 68, part-time IT advisor and caregiver who attended the Namaste Care workshop and actively applies the skills - such as leg massage - for her husband, Mr Steven Lau, 69, who has dementia, at home on April 15, 2026.

Namaste Care uses individualised activities such as gentle hand massage, aromatherapy, calming music, guided reminiscence and familiar tastes, tailored to each patient's cognitive and physical abilities. These interventions help bridge communication barriers, build trust between patients, healthcare teams and caregivers, and foster a calmer environment that supports recovery and daily care.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

White House says no change in Cuba policy after Russian tanker waiver

A view of sunrise as Cuba begins efforts to restore power after its grid collapsed for the second time in a week amid a U.S. oil blockade that has dealt a major blow to the island's already ailing energy infrastructure, in Havana, Cuba March 22, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Cuban doctors endure burnout, blackouts as once-vaunted healthcare declines

A doctor talks to a patient at a public hospital, as Cuba’s once-vaunted healthcare system, long hailed as a cornerstone of the 1959 revolution, has deteriorated amid years of economic crisis and U.S. sanctions, a decline that has accelerated this year with U.S. restrictions on oil supplies, in Havana, Cuba, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

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